^The western meadowlark was proclaimed the state bird by Governor I. L. Patterson in 1927. However, the Legislative Assembly never adopted it as official state bird of Oregon. In 2017, the western meadowlark was made the official state songbird and the osprey was made the official state raptor.[42]
In addition to having a state bird, some states have chosen a state game bird (or state wild game bird), a state waterfowl (or state duck), a state raptor, or a bird as their state symbol of peace.
Some state birds are shared between multiple states. Of the 50 states, a total of 32 do not have a unique state bird.
Northern cardinal Western meadowlark Northern mockingbird American robin American goldfinch Chickadee Chicken Eastern bluebird Mountain bluebird Unique state bird
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^"State Raptor, New Hampshire Almanac". State of New Hampshire.
^"Oklahoma State Game Bird". Official State Game Birds. NSTATE, LLC.
^"Oregon Almanac: Abbreviation to Crustacean". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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Below is a list of U S state birds as designated by each state s district s or territory s government The selection of state birds began with Kentucky adopting the northern cardinal in 1926 It continued when the legislatures for Alabama Florida Maine Missouri Oregon Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was started by the General Federation of Women s Clubs to name official state birds in the 1920s 1 2 The last state to choose its bird was Arizona in 1973 3 Pennsylvania never chose an official state bird but did choose the ruffed grouse as the state game bird Alaska California and South Dakota permit hunting of their state birds Alabama Georgia Massachusetts Missouri Oklahoma South Carolina and Tennessee have designated an additional state game bird for the purpose of hunting The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938 4 Of the five inhabited territories of the United States American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds Contents 1 State birds 1 1 Notes 2 Other state birds 3 States with the same state bird 3 1 Notes 4 References 5 External linksState birds editState district or territory Bird Scientific name Picture YearAlabama Yellowhammer northern flicker Colaptes auratus nbsp 1927 5 Alaska Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus nbsp 1955 6 American Samoa None See List of birds of American Samoa Arizona Cactus wren Campylorhynchusbrunneicapillus nbsp 1973 7 Arkansas Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos nbsp 1929 8 California California quail Callipepla californica nbsp 1931 9 Colorado Lark bunting Calamospiza melanocorys nbsp 1931 10 Connecticut American robin Turdus migratorius nbsp 1943 11 Delaware Delaware Blue Hen Gallus gallus 1939 12 District of Columbia Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina nbsp 1938 4 Florida Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos nbsp 1927 13 Georgia Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum nbsp 1928 14 Guam Guam rail ko ko Gallirallus owstoni nbsp 2000 15 Hawaii Hawaiian goose nene Branta sandvicensis nbsp 1957 16 Idaho Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides nbsp 1931 17 Illinois Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis nbsp 1929 18 Indiana Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis nbsp 1933 19 Iowa Eastern goldfinch American goldfinch Spinus tristis nbsp 1933 20 Kansas Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta nbsp 1933 21 Kentucky Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis nbsp 1926 22 Louisiana Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis nbsp 1966 23 Maine Chickadee Not specified in state law nbsp 1927 24 Maryland Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula nbsp 1947 25 Massachusetts Black capped chickadee Poecile atricapilla nbsp 1941 26 Michigan American robin Turdus migratorius nbsp 1931 27 Minnesota Common loon Gavia immer nbsp 1961 28 Mississippi Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos nbsp 1944 29 Missouri Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis nbsp 1927 30 Montana Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta nbsp 1941 31 Nebraska Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta nbsp 1929 32 Nevada Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides nbsp 1967 33 New Hampshire Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus nbsp 1957 34 New Jersey Eastern goldfinch American goldfinch Spinus tristis nbsp 1935 35 New Mexico Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus nbsp 1949 36 New York Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis nbsp 1970 37 North Carolina Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis nbsp 1943 38 North Dakota Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta nbsp 1970 39 Northern Mariana Islands Mariana fruit dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla nbsp Ohio Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis nbsp 1933 40 Oklahoma Scissor tailed flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus nbsp 1951 41 Oregon Western meadowlark state songbird a Sturnella neglecta nbsp 1927 43 2017 44 Pennsylvania Ruffed grouse b Puerto Rico None 46 47 Rhode Island Rhode Island Red Gallus gallus nbsp 1954 48 South Carolina Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus nbsp 1948 49 South Dakota Ring necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus nbsp 1943 50 Tennessee Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos nbsp 1933 51 Texas Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos nbsp 1927 52 Utah California gull Larus californicus nbsp 1955 53 Vermont Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus nbsp 1941 54 Virgin Islands Bananaquit Coereba flaveola nbsp 1970Virginia Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis nbsp 1950 55 Washington Willow goldfinch American goldfinch Spinus tristis nbsp 1951 56 West Virginia Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis nbsp 1949 57 Wisconsin American robin Turdus migratorius nbsp 1949 58 Wyoming Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta nbsp 1927 59 Notes edit The western meadowlark was proclaimed the state bird by Governor I L Patterson in 1927 However the Legislative Assembly never adopted it as official state bird of Oregon In 2017 the western meadowlark was made the official state songbird and the osprey was made the official state raptor 42 The ruffed grouse was named the state game bird in 1931 Act 234 45 Other state birds editIn addition to having a state bird some states have chosen a state game bird or state wild game bird a state waterfowl or state duck a state raptor or a bird as their state symbol of peace State State bird Scientific name Photography YearAlabama Wild turkey state game bird Meleagris gallopavo nbsp 1980 60 Georgia Bobwhite quail state game bird Colinus virginianus nbsp 1970 61 Idaho Peregrine falcon state raptor Falco peregrinus nbsp 2004 62 Massachusetts Wild turkey state game bird Meleagris gallopavo nbsp 1991 63 Mississippi Wood duck state waterfowl Aix sponsa nbsp 1974 64 Missouri Bobwhite quail state game bird Colinus virginianus nbsp 2007 65 New Hampshire Red tailed hawk state raptor Buteo jamaicensis nbsp 2019 66 Oklahoma Wild turkey state game bird Meleagris gallopavo nbsp 1990 67 Oregon Osprey state raptor Pandion haliaetus nbsp 2017 68 Pennsylvania Ruffed grouse state game bird Bonasa umbellus nbsp 1931 3 South Carolina Northern mockingbird former state bird Mimus polyglottos nbsp 1939 1948 49 Wild turkey state wild game bird Meleagris gallopavo nbsp 1976 69 Wood duck state duck Aix sponsa nbsp 2009 70 Tennessee Bobwhite quail state wild game bird Colinus virginianus nbsp 1987 71 Wisconsin Eastern mourning dove state symbol of peace Zenaida macroura carolinensis nbsp 1971 72 States with the same state bird editSome state birds are shared between multiple states Of the 50 states a total of 32 do not have a unique state bird nbsp Northern cardinal Western meadowlark Northern mockingbird American robin American goldfinch Chickadee Chicken Eastern bluebird Mountain bluebird Unique state birdBird of statesNorthern cardinal 7Western meadowlark 6Northern mockingbird 5 a Wild turkey state game bird or wild game bird 4American robin 3Bobwhite quail state game bird or wild game bird 3American goldfinch 3 b Chickadee 2 c Chicken 2 d Eastern bluebird 2Mountain bluebird 2Wood duck state waterfowl or duck 2Notes edit and formerly South Carolina 2 as eastern goldfinch 1 as willow goldfinch 1 as black capped chickadee 1 as chickadee 1 as Rhode Island Red 1 as Delaware Blue Hen References edit Courtney David The Texanist Why Do We Share a State Bird With Five Other States Texas Monthly No October 2019 Retrieved 2020 12 28 GFWC Federation Facts General Federation of Women s Clubs Retrieved 2020 12 28 a b 1931 Act 234 Unconsolidated Statutes Pennsylvania General Assembly retrieved 2020 06 02 a b District of Columbia State Bird District of Columbia State Symbols 50 States Alabama State Bird Alabama Emblems Symbols and Honors Alabama Department of Archives and History 2006 04 27 Retrieved 2007 03 18 Alaska State Bird Alaska History Geography Population and State Facts Fact Monster Arizona State Bird Arizona State Bird Cactus Wren 50 States Arkansas State Bird Arkansas State Bird Mockingbird About California State Bird California State Bird California Quail 50 States Colorado State Bird Colorado State Bird Lark Bunting About Archived from the original on 2014 11 29 Connecticut State Bird The State Bird State of Connecticut Delaware State Bird California State Bird Blue Hen Chicken 50 States Florida State Bird SHG Resources Archived from the original on 2006 04 27 Georgia State Bird Georgia State Bird Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Netstate Public Laws 25th Designation of KO KO as the official Bird of Guam Guam Legislature Hawaii State Bird The Nene Goose Branta Sandvicensis Hawaii s State Bird Aloha Hawaii Idaho State Bird Idaho State Bird Mountain Bluebird Netstate State Symbols State of Illinois Retrieved 25 April 2015 Indiana State Bird Indiana Historical Bureau Retrieved 25 April 2015 Iowa State Bird Iowa State Bird Eastern Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Netstate Kansas State Bird Kansas State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Netstate Kentucky State Bird Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Archived from the original on 2010 03 18 Louisiana State Bird SHG Resources Archived from the original on 2007 02 28 The problem with naming the chickadee as Maine s state bird Bangor Daily News 28 February 2019 Retrieved 6 March 2019 Maryland State Bird Louisiana State Bird Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Netstate Massachusetts State Bird SHG Resources Archived from the original on 2012 02 24 Retrieved 2023 03 03 Michigan State Bird Michigan State Bird American Robin Turdus migratorius Netstate Minnesota State Bird Minnesota State Bird Common Loon Gavia immer Netstate Mississippi State Bird SHG Resources Archived from the original on 2011 06 09 Retrieved 2023 03 03 State Symbols of Missouri Missouri s State Bird Missouri Secretary of State Montana State Bird Michigan State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Netstate Western Meadowlark NebraskAccess Nebraska State Symbols Nebraska Library Commission retrieved 2020 06 18 Nevada State Bird Nevada State Bird mountain bluebird Val U Corp Services Inc Archived from the original on 2015 01 14 Retrieved 2007 04 24 New Hampshire State Bird SHG Resources Archived from the original on 2011 06 09 Retrieved 2023 03 03 New Jersey State Symbols The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey New Mexico State Bird Roadrunner New Mexico State Bird Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus 50states com New York State Bird New York State Bird Bluebird Sialia sialis Netstate North Carolina State Bird Cardinal North Carolina State Bird NC Department of State North Dakota State Bird North Dakota State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Netstate Ohio State Bird Ohio s State Bird The Cardinal Ohio History Central Oklahoma State Bird Oklahoma State bird Birds of Oklahoma Archived from the original on 2008 02 19 Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 Oregon State Legislature Retrieved February 3 2023 Oregon State Bird Oregon State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Netstate Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 Oregon State Legislature Retrieved February 3 2023 Ruffed Grouse Adopted as State Bird The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly Retrieved 3 February 2023 Tenemos o no un ave nacional La Perla del Sur Archived from the original on 2022 06 16 Retrieved 2023 03 03 Debate por el Ave Nacional primera parte CienciaPR Accessed 19 October 2020 Rhode Island State Bird SHG Resources Archived from the original on 2012 02 24 Retrieved 2023 03 03 a b SC Statehouse Student s web page State Symbols and Emblems State Bird South Carolina General Assembly Archived from the original on 2007 07 02 Retrieved 2007 07 19 South Dakota State Bird South Dakota State Bird Ring necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Netstate Tennessee State Bird SHG Resources Archived from the original on 2006 10 09 Retrieved 2023 03 03 Texas State Bird The Texas State Bird Mockingbird Lone Star Junction Utah State Bird Utah State Bird California Gull Larus californicus Netstate Vermont State Bird Vermont State Bird Hermit Thrush About Archived from the original on 2014 11 29 Virginia State Bird Netstate 2005 04 17 Retrieved 2007 04 06 Symbols of Washington State Washington State Legislature Archived from the original on 2007 03 05 Retrieved 2007 03 11 West Virginia State Bird Netstate Wisconsin State Bird SHG Resources Archived from the original on 2006 01 12 Retrieved 2023 03 03 Wyoming Facts and Symbols Wyoming Facts and Symbols State of Wyoming Official Alabama Game Bird Alabama Emblems Symb and Honors Alabama Department of Archives and History 2003 11 17 Retrieved 2007 03 18 Georgia Secretary of State State Game Bird Georgia Secretary of State State of Georgia Archived from the original on 2012 07 29 Retrieved 2008 07 21 Idaho State Raptor Idaho State Raptor Peregrine Falcon Netstate CIS State Symbols Mississippi State Symbols Emblems and Mascots SHG Resources Archived from the original on 2006 01 07 Retrieved 2023 03 03 HOUSE BILL NO 576 PDF HOUSE BILL NO 576 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Missouri Archived from the original on 2010 06 02 a href Template Cite 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